Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter stacked on Artemis II SLS [images posted to Instagram by NASA Astronaut Christina Koch]
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Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter stacked on Artemis II SLS [images posted to Instagram by NASA Astronaut Christina Koch]
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you only get the idea of scale when you compare it to the stairways or the doorway.
Why is it yellow instead of orange like the rest of core stage?
Is the adapter just a giant piece of dead weight? Does it serve any other function other than connecting a small capsule onto a big rocket? I am genuinely curious, it just looks pointless.